Asia

• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police release two Christians accused of blasphemy, but the Christian community still lives in fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – After suffering from threats and violence in the past few days, Christians in Faisalabad are breathing a sigh of relief: two brothers arrested on charges of blasphemy have been released. Pa ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordained new Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an in mainland China Yan’an (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 July Mgr John Baptist Yang Xiaoting, age 46 with 19 years of priesthood, was ordained coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an (Yulin), in the province of Shaanxi. He had been officially ap ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Sister Nancy Pereira, the sister of the “Bank for the Poor” dies Bangalore (Fides) – Sister Nancy Pereira, a member of the Daughters of Maria Auxiliatrix (FMA), died on 14 July at her FMA community Home in Bangalore (India). She was born at Pudukkuruchy, in the Indian state of Keral ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic nurse raped: the Church defends the rights of women Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Magdalene Ashraf, a 22 year old Catholic student nurse, was raped on 13 July by a Muslim doctor. After a fall from a window at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, in Karachi, where she was ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “We are confident about the government's commitment for human rights ”, says a Jesuit priest Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch have called once again on President Benigno Aquino to intensify commitment to promote respect for human rights dismantling counter-power apparatus ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Young Catholics of Shan Tou diocese train for Summer Camp service Shan Tou (Agenzia Fides) – Holy Scripture, the Sacraments, Catechism, the Liturgy, Sacred Music, were the subjects studied during the 11th Pastoral Formation Course for young people in the diocese of Shan Tou, Guangdon ...
• 16 July 2010
  ASIA - Peoples in conflict can learn, beginning with young people, to live side by side Arezzo (Agenzia Fides) – The Associazione Rondine Cittadella della Pace has begun its “Viaggio di amicizia” ,Journey of Friendship, in the South Caucuses and Turkey. From the Caspian Sea the participants will cross ...
• 16 July 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Chinese language edition of “The joy of loving: a guide to daily living with Mother Teresa” marks the 100 anniversary of the birth of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – With the publication of 2,000 copies of a new Chinese language edition of the book “The joy of loving: a guide to daily living with Mother Teresa”, the Daughters of St Paul in Taiwan wish ...
• 15 July 2010
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Local Catholic Church receives official government recognition Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) – “We have received official recognition as the ‘Catholic Church in Turkmenistan’. We are filled with great joy and great hope”: Fr Andrzej Madej, Superior of the Catholic Mission in T ...
• 15 July 2010
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - “Religious freedom is the nucleus and the foundation of peace”, says the Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) – The theme chosen by the Pope for the next World Day for Peace 2011, “is especially important today when, in so many parts of the world, religious freedom is violated or limited. With great ...
• 15 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Angry Muslims stage protest, a hail of stones hits local Catholic church Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – “About a hundred Islamic militants marched in protest calling for the death of two Christians accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed. A little Catholic church was battered by a ...
• 15 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New burial for the earthly remains of a young Belgian missionary and a consecrated lay woman remembering “their missionary example” Bao Tou (Agenzia Fides) – “We have come here today not only to give new burial and to inaugurate this beautiful plaque in memory of Scheut missionary Fr. Jozef Leemans, (CICM), and Yan Francesca Chiara, but also to r ...
• 15 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - 'Debt2Health agreement': history making agreement between Australia, Indonesia and the Global Fund to Fight TB Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Australia, Indonesia and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and malaria reached a history making agreement to support health programmes to treat and prevent TB in Indonesia. The 'Debt2 ...
• 14 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: “Fundamentalism and anti-conversion laws are contrary to religious freedom ” Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – “Religious freedom is the only authentic path to peace. The theme is most important for India and for the whole world: a decisive reflection on the world today and respect for basic human rig ...
• 14 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “The Pope's message will help dialogue ” says Archbishop of Jakarta Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – “Religious freedom is a fundamental human right. We are grateful to the Holy Father for choosing to offer us some reflections on this question: this will be most useful for Indonesia”: Spe ...